Housing Accommodations

The submission deadline for Fall '17 Housing Accommodation Requests for returning students was March 17, 2017.

The deadline for incoming First Year students was May 31, 2017.

Dickinson is a residential college and the residential experience is understood to be an integral part of a Dickinson education. Dickinson is committed to the full participation of students with disabilities in all aspects of College life, including residential life.

Please be advised that requests for particular housing assignments based on a student’s preference, rather than need, for a particular type of living environment or location will not be honored. (e.g. A student with ADHD or a learning disability seeking a single room to serve as a quiet, undisturbed place to study represents a preference, but not a necessity.) Accordingly, single room accommodations are reserved for individuals whose documentation illustrates clear and substantial needs, and for whom a standard housing assignment with a roommate is not viable.

Students seeking a housing accommodation will need to submit the appropriate documentation to the Office of Disability Services (ODS). Documentation must include:

NOTE: The presentation of documentation and/or the recommendation of a care provider does not automatically guarantee disability status or specific accommodations.

HOUSING ACCOMMODATION REQUEST DEADLINES

THE SUBMISSION AND REVIEW PERIOD FOR THE FALL '17 SEMESTER WAS MARCH 1 - 17.

This critical deadline was established to enable the College sufficient time to review requests, to communicate with care providers, and for consideration to be given to specific housing-related needs for students with disabilities before the complex housing assignment process (the lottery) for all Dickinson students begins.

If you have a need for a housing accommodation which arises for the first time after the deadline, email disabilityservices@dickinson.edu to make it known that you will be submitting a post-deadline request. The Housing Accommodation Committee will strive to determine and, for those deemed eligible, meet newly arising needs for housing accommodations as soon as reasonably possible given the limited availability of housing options following the assignment process.